The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-20

summer can hear OF something to his
disadvantage by calling at almost any
office in town.--Tribune.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN is doing well in
the practice of his profession in Chi
cago. He declares that he has no amb
ton to hold office and wishes the news
papers to let him alone. We think his
wishes should be respected.
THE democratic Albany Times be-
lieves that Mr.. Cleveland's failures are
irretrievable and that it will not be
wise for the democrats to renominate
him, and it is reported from other
sources that leading democrats are of
the same opinion,
THE booming of Robert 7. Lincoln
as presidential candidate by leading
mugwump papers is a cruel piece of
deception, inasmuch as these same
papers are pretty sure to support Cleve-
land if he is renominated. What Mr..
Lincoln has ever done to win the favor
of the mugwumps is a puzzling ques-
ton.
THE New York Times London cor
respondent says the indications at
the beginning of July are that there
will be wheat yield considerably under
the average in all European countries
except Russia and Austro- Hungary
Outside these two great grain-felds in
the East, Europe has practically had no
spring whatever.
WE think the st. Johnsbury RepuJ-
Hcan is mistaken in its statement that
Congressman CIRCUITS preference for
the republican presidential ticket is
Allison and Hawley. His preference
Gas stated in the WATCHMAN some five
or six weeks ago. is Harrison and
Hawley, and he gives some good rea-
sons for his choice.
Iris charged that the public printer at
Washington is gradually driving out of
the works all the ex-Union soldiers and
soldiers widows. Thus far he has dis
charged nearly one hundred and filed
their places with democratic partisans.
He came from the Presidents home and
is evidently man after the Presidents
own heart Rmlond Herald.
SENAToR-ELECT w. E. CHANDLER
of New Hampshire is alleged to have
stated that Sherman would take the sec
ond place on a ticket headed by Blaine.
That would be irresistible, but it would
be rather rough on faction in Yer
mont that is already plotting to send an
anti-Blaine delegation to the republic
can national convention next year.
THE treasurer of the United States
will doubtless soon be able to supply
banks and individuals with the small
notes that are desired. 1t was not pos
sible to do this at the end of the last
fiscal year, for congress, in accordance
with the frequent habit of that body,
had enacted a law, but had failed to
provide the means necessary to en-
force it.
SO far as the developments of the out
come of agricultural interests have
progressed this season, the indications
are for about the average fruitful year
for cereals, and below an average for
fruits and vegetables, except potatoes,
which generally promise full yield,
although the drouth has cut short the
production of early varieties in some
localities.
If vacation is worth anything it is
for the comfort it brings. A change
that is full of fuss and worry is worse
than none. A physician in this city
says that some peope spoil their vaca-
moneys worth. They injure their
stomachs by eating too much and their
dispositions by growing because they
cannot get enough.-SprinQteld Union.
MANY thoughtful Englishmen are
losing faith in free-trade. Especially
is this true in large manufacturing
towns in Great Britain, where the
product of German ill-paid labor and
American millers are fast running the
milling industry of England. British
economists are frank to admit that
what was good for the country fifty
years ago is not good to-day .-BoSton
CultiudtOr.
WE would respectfully inform some
of the state papers which are moi
represented in the Vermont Press AS
ISOLATION, but which occasionally have
something to say about its being dead
head organization, that this year the
press excursionists paid for all they
got and generally got what they pait
for. There were no free rides, no free
dinners, no free lunches, no free any
thing except the sailed air.
THE New York Commercial AdrertiSel
claims to have official figures showing
that the membership of the Knights o
Labor has fallen off from ,000, 900 t.
less than 100000 in the last fourteen
i. months, while the American Federation
of Labor, organized by the trades-union
at Columbus, Ohio, last December, al
ready claims membership of $50, 900
more than third of these having gone
out from the Knights. Mr.. Powder,
denies these statements.
Mr.. BLAINE was not member o
congress and was but little known a
the time of the real and fancied Pacifi